Musan Salama

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Musan Salama
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NicknameValkoiset Tiikerit (The White Tigers)
FoundedApril 10, 1960; 66 years ago (1960-04-10)
GroundMusan kenttä
Capacity700
Sporting directorKari Löytökorpi
Head coachAki Pietikäinen
LeagueKolmonen
2023Kolmonen group A, 3rd
Websitehttps://musansalama.fi/
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Musan Salama (lit. 'The Lightning Bolt of Musa'), commonly abbreviated MuSa,[1] is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.[2][3]

MuSa is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation.[4][5] The club is nicknamed Valkoiset Tiikerit (White Tigers in English).[6][7][8]

History

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File:Musan Salama 1969.jpg
Musan Salama squad in 1969

MuSa women's football team played in the premier division SM-sarja from 1981 to 1985. The women's futsal team are two time Finnish Champions.[9][10]

Musan Salama has mostly played in the Finnish third or fourth levels. In 1999–2001 MuSa made a three-year spell to the second tier Ykkönen, but was relegated after the 2001 season. In 2016 MuSa made it to the promotion play-offs losing to the Helsinki side Gnistan on penalties. Finally, in 2018 MuSa achieved promotion back to the second tier Ykkönen by defeating Kokkola based side GBK in the finals of the promotion playoffs on penalties.[11]

Division history 2000–2023

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Season to season Men's team

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Rivalries

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Musan Salama's main rival is considered to be the FC Jazz Pori. The games between MuSa and Jazz are known as the Pori Derby.[14][15][16]

Current squad

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As of 14 June 2024.[17] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Jaakko Lakkamäki
3 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Iivari Kaipiainen
4 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Konsta-Kalevi Puustinen
6 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Jussi Välilä (captain)
8 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Ejiro Elijah Simeon
9 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Samuel Laitinen
10 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Abdulqoyum Idowu Akinpelu
11 MF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Eemil Hietava
15 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Oluwafemi Abiodun Adeleke
16 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Juuso Marttila
18 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Valtteri Männistö
19 MF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Elias Isoviita
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Abass Aderemi Adewoyin
21 MF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Mico Mpho Heinilä
23 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Toni Storberg
25 MF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Elmeri Luoma
26 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Olli Auranen
30 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Miiro Tähkänen
31 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Samuil Georgiev
35 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Niilo Mäkelä
40 MF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Alex Santos
47 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Oliver Meronen
55 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA John Agunsoye

Academy and juniors

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Musan Salama and Toejoen Veikot have formed two youth academy teams for ages U20 and U17 called the Pori Akatemia.[18]

Former EFL Championship, Veikkausliiga and Finnish national team player Sampsa Timoska played for MuSa as a junior.[19][20]

NHL ice hockey players Jesse Joensuu and Joel Armia have both played for MuSa's junior teams.[21]

See also

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References

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